Educational Science

Small Terrapin Outsmarts Young Lion in Wild Video

Without a doubt, lions are fierce predators, capable of taking down enormous African buffalo and ripping their tough hide to shreds. But a new video shows how one adorable young lion seems to have met its match in a small but well-armored terrapin. In this exclusive clip from BBC America's...

Adorable Clip of Tiger Cubs Learning to Wrestle Will Melt Your Heart on This 'Arctic' Day

Tigers are cunning predators that many cultures idolize and respect. But these iconic big cats aren't born as expert hunters. Over the first several weeks and months of their lives, adorable tiger cubs weighing just a few pounds each must learn what it takes to survive and grow into the...

The marsupial lion — a giant carnivore that hunted in Australia tens of thousands of years ago — has long mystified scientists. But the recent discovery of more of its fossils, including a nearly complete skeleton of the extinct beast, has revealed some of its secrets. The newfound bones suggest...

Why Did the USDA Perform 'Cat Cannibalism' Experiments?

A new watchdog report claims that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been purchasing cats and dogs at meat markets abroad to use in gruesome experiments here in the United States. The experiments, according to the report, involved feeding their body parts to healthy cats as well as injecting...

Genetic quirk in 25% of Labrador retrievers can lead to overeating, obesity

Retrievers are known to be food-motivated dogs, but a gene mutation found in some of these pups causes them to have not only an insatiable appetite but also lower metabolism, a combination that can lead to obesity, a new study finds. This double whammy is caused by a mutation in...

In Photos: The Tigers of India's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

Ruler of the forest (Image credit: BBC America)The third episode of BBC America's new series, Dynasties, follows tigress Raj Bhera and her family. Catch the episode this Saturday, Feb. 2 at 9 p.m. EST/8 p.m. CST on BBC America. Viewers can still watch the first episode, Lion, online for free....

Third Cat in Wyoming Diagnosed with Plague: Here's Why You Shouldn't Panic

A house cat in Wyoming was recently diagnosed with bubonic plague; it is now the third feline in the state found to have contracted the deadly disease in the past six months. While the word plague conjures images of epidemics wiping out medieval communities in their entirety, the bacterial infection...

In Photos: The Lions of Kenya's Masai Mara

The Marsh Pride (Image credit: Simon Blakeney/BBC America)The first episode of BBC America's new series, Dynasties, follows the Marsh Pride of the Masai Mara. Watch the series premiere this Saturday, Jan. 19 on BBC America at 8/7 C. Viewers can also watch the first episode online for free. Females in...